as lead investigator for quantum education for the epic quantum computing project in the nsf expeditions in computing program, it is my mission to design and implement educational initiatives at k-12, university and professional venues to develop a quantum computing work force. quantum computing could be a game-changer in promising areas, including drug design and food production. by accelerating reserve time, critical dollars could be saved along with improved quality of life. unlocking the secrets of nitrogen fixation could vastly reduce the energy costs of fertilizer production and food production throughout the world. while the university has historically been on the forefront of computer science and emerging technologies, lapses in academic funding for quantum computer science have allowed global competitors to make great strides, putting the u.s. back ten years from where it could have been in research output and workforce development. in the past 17 years, since the inception of quantum computer science, distinguished from quantum physics and algorithm development, academic fundin

i went to all the universities and talked to the nsf funded researchers. the thing that i found is, first of all, i support that. i am a big supporter of research. one thing i found is if i said, hey, tell me why what you are doing should continue to get funding from the national science foundation, just a simple question, right? i found probably 90% of the people that i spoke to couldn't, in a really tight way, explain that. and for me, you know, they can ex main it in a complex way. i am like, yeah, i get it. people like me have to explain this to 700,000 people that we represent in a way that, if we are going to justify federal dollars and taxpayer dollars, we have to give a so-called elevator speech and say one example, this is four or five years ago that was kind of in the press, was about a funded researcher. this is not a criticism. they were having seniors play video games. and so it got in the press and people said, why would you fund that? and as it turns out, it was alzheimer's research. see what i'm saying. very valid, very important research.

array, currently operated by nsf. it will be decommissioned this year. we had been working with usgs on the cost of transferring the stations from nsf to usgs. we put $1 million dollars in the omnibus, and we're working towards incorporating data from the u.s. the right birth scope as well as 1.4 million towards the cost of in purchasing the monitors. i hope are getting enough resources to do this to complete it, but i would ask whether you know whether usgs has started aa dialogue with nsf about the transfer and the purchase? are we there yet? are we going to be able to do this in time? looks like her body language is we're getting there. if you don't have the information at this point in time i understand that but it is something that we do want to make sure that everything kinds of lines up timewise. >> they are in dialogue. i think we're on track for it, considering the importance of the project to scientific data on seismic early warning. >> in the most seismically active place in north america, and we appreciate that. >> our systems, quite frankly

nsf sitting down at tables with us.ies are as important as people who run the station. nothing gets done without power, and there's no power without fuel, there's no fuel without roads, there's no roads without heavy equipment. so it just kind of goes from there and you kind of appreciate what everybody else's role is. >> jules: this is a place where things are more powerful that don't involve money. you make lifelong friendships. >> joni: the beauty of this place is astounding. >> anthony: no doubt. >> jules: there is something magical about being here, a shared experience, but, you know, a lot of people get really hooked on this place and its principle, i guess. to what it is. i just got a pretty sweet deal on this card for mother's day. nice. i got a sweet deal on this iphone at verizon for my mom. i'm not done shopping. i just start with a card and then work up... (vo) this mother's day, get the latest iphone and get iphone 8 on us, no trade-in required. because unlimited is only as good as the network it's on. a fa

that but that is why we are at the cusp of commercialization it could be appropriate time even for nsf funding to look at the broader impact so if we are making tools that everyone can use that is something we can hang on to technology transfer obviously as you know is a huge problem not only in this area but across the research field and what percentage of research that goes into a black hole? i know i'm short on time but how can we do better on technology transfer? it is a big problem. >> we agree as a small business looking to commercialize these innovations how do we have access what is done at these universities? >> it is proprietary? >> they put the research out there but they are worried somebody will steal it. >> and we have found parts that have been successful for us is universities with research grants and those that also participate in collaboration of that research to contribute to science and the publication around that on a joint project in the cross between the commercial sector and research sector on common proposals enables that technology transfer. >> i yield back. >

and the work creating open nsf to help to facilitate business permits. rick, the work you are doing, on the legacy business program. the list goes on and on. i think my main message it all of you is that the important work of the department of oewd will continue. it will continue because of your guidance and your advice and your policy leadership, but it will also continue because of the amazing talent and team at oewd. with that, i want to say thank you for the recognition and opportunity to be here today. [applause] i'm used to being up here for tough questions, so looking forward to sitting down. >> well deserved. with that, do we have public comment? >> henry kanell. todd has been a really great lead leader. commissioner adams, you spoke of what he did with his leadership to make it what it is or the small business to be successful. as we all know, small business is the backbone of the community. and because it's people like todd that make us what we are. secondly, also, i would like to really appreciate the collaboration that's come between shop and

as opposed to nsf and how much does that influence on the overall quality of research? .look at globally funding for biomedical research a lot of this starts at but that is picked up by drug companies look at what they are doing to spend their own money to develop drugs that they will sell is the biggest pool of money the next biggest is the nih funding $37 billion per year there are a lot of associations that solidify fairly minor share but the question you are raising is how much can we trust research done at universities if funded by the drug company? we need to be mindful where it comes from to research to not necessarily to promote so we do think about things questions where is the money coming from? was it funded by a drug company? those are important things to bear in mind but it is also true that also there is a bias coming into the science of these politicians choosing not to believe those things that maybe philosophical reasons with climate change means the government has to have a heavier hand in the way we regulate things and they will say we don't believe in

have you any figures for how much of that funding is, shall we say, commercially funded as opposed to nsftype funding and how much of an influence is that on the overall quality of research? >> if you look globally at funding for biomedical research a lot of his research starts in the university but gets picked up for drug companies. if you look at what drug companies are doing to develop drugs they are going to sell, that is the biggest pool of money. the next is the nih funding, $37 billion a year. lots of associations and things like that, a minor share of total funding, and research at universities, if it is funded by drug companies and need to be mindful where funding comes from to make sure these are grants, research trying to expand knowledge and not trying to promote a particular product or whatever so we journalists think about where the money is coming from and a study in the new england journal of medicine. was affronted by drug company, important things to bear in mind. there is also philosophical biases that come in as well, choosing not to believe various things in science n

and thanks to nsf for all the great work it does in collecting so much information with the national scientific and technology indicator. tony, since you have a very large international friend. >> the definition of the word "pandemic" by definition is global. that's the short answer to your question. it's a good question. when you're dealing with infe infectious diseases, that's the epitome of globality. there's no such a thing as is -- there may be local little outbreaks. when you talk about something like a respiratory infection, pandemic flu, sars, things like that, it is by its core definition, global. so everything we do is with the thought in mind of global. and that's the reason why, and nancy, you should comment. the cdc, as much as it's a national organization, it's really a global organization for surveillance. >> yes, so maybe i'll use the example of pandemic influenza. in order to make sure that we're more prepared than ever for pandemic influenza, you need to know what's going on around the world. you need to know what's going on around the world so you can know before i

thanks to the seismic array as you know the less array that currently operates by nsf commissioned this year and to put $1 million in the omnibus and working toward as well as 1.4 million i hope we give you enough resources to do this and i ask if you know if it starts a dialogue with the transfer and purchase can we do this in time? it looks like we are getting there and if you don't have the information i understand that but it is something we want to make sure it lines up. >> i think we are on track considering the importance of the scientific data. >> in the most seismically active and in some cases to be identified as the leading science body of the world in some cases the systems are antiquated and the people that we need to advance our systems some buildings have been deteriorated from the infrastructure that we talk about in the parks also the infrastructure needs of the u.s. geological survey. to have the right tools some are better sharing between public-private partnerships so we look at that. and how to get into the field the fastest away from the bureaucratic labyrinth we'r